Sitona longulus Gyllenhal, 1834

Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1), pp. 6-23 : 16

Sitona longulus Gyllenhal, 1834

References: Barševskis 1993, 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.

Examined material: 36 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Butišķi, 1 July 2009 (5, River Daugava valley , leg. A. Bukejs and M. Balalaikins) , 22 July 2010 (2, River Daugava valley , leg. A. Bukejs, M. Balalaikins) , Daugavpils, 23 July 1998 (2, leg. A. Barševskis) , Daugavpils, Mežciems , 2 July 1991 (2, leg. A. Barševskis) , 19 July 1992 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , 19 July 2007 (8, leg. K. Aksjuta and M. Janovska), Līksna , 3 km N Daugavpils, 27 July 2008 (6, clearing, leg. A. Bukejs) , 28 July 2009 (2, leg. A. Bukejs) , Naujene , 13 June 1989 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Vasargelišķi, Daugavas Loki NPT, 11 July 2008 (1, River Daugava valley , leg. A. Barševskis and V. Alekseev) ; Jēkabpils d.: Dunava , 22 July 1993 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , 18 July 1995 (4, leg. A. Barševskis) , Dignāja, Vecāres house, 7 – 9 May 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins) .

Host plants: Medicago ( Fabaceae ).

Phenology: V-VII.

General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, S and W Siberia, Central Asia ( Afganistan, Iran, Kazakhstan), East Asia (W China) [ CAE].

Note: A rare species in Latvia.